Lead Yourself Before Leading Others | LEIF BABIN
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Most men are infatuated with leading others in some capacity. I get it, I believe the capacity and desire to lead is hardwired into our DNA. That said, too many men want to lead others without effectively leading themselves.
Today, I am joined by former Navy SEAL and New York Times Bestselling Author, Leif Babin, to talk about recognizing excuses you craft for yourself, why brutally honest assessments are crucial, how to build "Leadership Capital" with others, and how to best lead yourself before leading others.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
- The power of expectations
- When leadership is taken too far
- Why leaders need to be aware of dichotomies
- The importance of detachment
- Where/how emotions come into play
- How those we lead are a reflection of ourselves
- Why having the team win is the most crucial element of leadership
- The value of the long game
- How faith plays a role in leadership
- Overcoming instant gratification
- How human nature may not be serving you
- Removing the urge to micro-manage
- How to best help your team to solve problems
- Why Failure is the best teacher
- How to recognize excuses you make for yourself
- Why brutally honest assessments are crucial
- How to develop leadership capital
LEIF BABIN
My guest today is a man that likely needs no introduction, Leif Babin.
Leif is a former Navy SEAL and platoon commander for Task Unit Bruiser. He is the recipient of the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and the Purple Heart.
After retiring from the Navy after 13 years, he went on to co-found Echelon Front with Jocko Willink and became a Multi-New York Times Bestselling Author with his books, Extreme Ownership and, more recently, The Dichotomy of Leadership. He now serves as the President and Cheif Operating Officer for Echelon Front as they work to serve businesses around the globe and teach them how to more effectively lead from the front.
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| 0:00.0 | Most men are infatuated with leading others in some capacity. I get it. I believe that the capacity |
| 0:05.8 | and desire to lead is hardwired into our DNA. But that said, too many men want to lead others |
| 0:11.2 | without effectively leading themselves. Today, I'm joined by former Navy SEAL and New York Times |
| 0:16.3 | bestselling author, Lafab, and to talk about recognizing excuses that you craft for yourself, |
| 0:21.5 | why brutally honest assessments are crucial, how to build leadership capital with others, |
| 0:27.6 | and of course, how to best lead yourself before leading others. |
| 0:30.8 | You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest, embrace your fears, |
| 0:34.8 | and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, |
| 0:40.0 | every time. You are not easily deterred or defeated. You rugged, resilient, strong. |
| 0:46.1 | This is your life. This is who you are. This is who you will become. At the end of the day, |
| 0:51.5 | and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man. |
| 0:56.3 | Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan McClure, and I am the host and the founder of |
| 1:00.0 | this podcast and this movement. The order of man I want to welcome you, whether you're returning |
| 1:04.3 | or whether you're new. This is a show about becoming a better man. So if you want to become a more |
| 1:08.9 | effective and loving, caring, connected father and husband and business owner and community leader, |
| 1:15.2 | then we've got the tools and the guidance and the resources. And of course, the conversations, |
| 1:19.3 | right? The conversations in this podcast with other incredible men, of course, today is no exception. |
| 1:24.6 | We've had guys like Jocke Willink, Andy Fricilla, Grant Cardone, Tim Kennedy, Dakota Meyer, |
| 1:29.7 | and of course, Lafe Babin back on the show today to revisit some of these leadership |
| 1:34.0 | principles and ideas. Before I get into the show, though, let me make a quick mention of my friends |
| 1:39.4 | over at Origin. They've sent me some new stuff, including their discipline go, which I believe |
| 1:46.5 | is either out or it will be coming out soon. Of course, I've got all their |
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